Definition; legislative findings and declaration
"For purposes of this chapter, the term public safety officer means all peace officers specified in Sections 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, except subdivision (e), 830.34, 830.35, except subdivision (c), 830.36, 830.37, 830.38, 830.4, and 830.5 of the Penal Code.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the rights and protections provided to peace officers under this chapter constitute a matter of statewide concern. The Legislature further finds and declares that effective law enforcement depends upon the maintenance of stable employer-employee relations between public safety employees and their employers. In order to assure that stable relations are continued throughout the state and to further assure that effective services are provided to all people of the state, it is necessary that this chapter be applicable to all public safety officers, as defined in this section, wherever situated within the State of California."
See also:
Gauthier v. City of Red Bluff (App. 3 Dist. 1995), 41 Cal. Rptr. 2d 35, 34 Cal. App. 4th 1441
Bell v. Duffy (App. 4 Dist. 1980), 168 Cal. Rptr. 753, 111 Cal. App. 3d 643
Gray v. City of Gustine (App. 5 Dist. 1990), 273 Cal. Rptr. 730, 224 Cal. App. 3d 621 (review denied)
(Note: The Police Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act is not designed to abrogate powers granted to charter cities, including the right to terminate peace officerÕs employment at will, or to interfere with the cityÕs right to regulate peace officersÕ qualifications for employment or the causes for which such peace officers may be removed. See Binkley v. City of Long Beach (App. 2 Dist. 1993), 20 Cal. Rptr. 2d 903, 16 Cal. App. 4th 1795)